For the development of technical skills and improved intonation, this A Scale In Time - Double Bass edition features a full collection of scales, chorales, etudes, and an expanded alternative styles section all in one book!A Scale In Time features: One and two octave scale patterns Major, natural minor and melodic minor Improvisation loops, studies and tunes for training in alternative styles Blues, mixolydian and lydian scales Etudes Chorales Rhythm Studies

New Directions for Strings - Double Bass Book 2 emphasises the expansion of students' musical horizons through the reinforcement of the US National Standards for Musical Education. Specific activities include theory, improvisation and composition, as well as singing. History and culture notes throughout the book increase students' knowledge of various composers and musical styles. New Directions for Strings represents the first method ever written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments. With more than 100 years of combined teaching experience, the authors of New Directions® for Strings explore many new directions, including equal integration of all the instruments, a tetrachord-based approach to support proper development of the left hand, and ensemble opportunities that occur throughout the book. Based on more than 100 years of combined teaching experience Written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments Supplemental music by Soon Hee Newbold and Elliot Del Borgo Includes 2 Play-Along CDs with each student book and the Teacher's Manual